What do we think? 2 week old black copper maran :)

[spikennipper]

I know it's probably a bit too early to tell but what do you all think this 2 week old chick is?

 

[1maria100]

Its hard to tell the pictures are pretty small, could you possibly enlarge them for us?

Thanks

 

[stubbornhill]

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If you put your cursor on the image and click it will enlarge. I'm no help with the sexing of the chick however!

 

[PtldChick]

By the amount of white and size of comb, I'll say roo. When I got my BCMs, the boys became obvious very early - 3 weeks or so. I read somehwere that the girls tend to have darker chests than the boys as chicks.

 

[chickmchickie]

Look like black aus to me

 

[danniboi1990]

i agree with ptldchick.. roo!! good looking little fella though

 

[ChickenFanatic447]

My Maran has almost no comb and she is 17 days, so I'm going to hop in the bandwagon and say rooster.

The colour shows a bit of hope though if you want a hen, typically Marans will be darker if they're female chicks and lighter as a male. They could always lighten up of course though.

 

[spikennipper]

Thanks everyone

I too have my suspicions that this little one will indeed be a roo, will keep you all posted with pics, did initially want a hen to complete my trio but it now means I can hatch more eggs! won't be until next year now though so I'll just have to be patient

does anyone know if a bcm roo crossed with either a Rhode island red or light sussex will produce hens which are dark egg layers? as this is why I like marans